sully_baby
Member
Hi,
I have an adorable 6.5 months old Sulcata tortoise.
We got him 6 weeks ago from a breeder.
I weigh him then and he was 71 grams, I weighed him 2 weeks later, he was 73 grams, then 75 grams, last week he was 78 grams (all of this was later in the day, after he ate) and I weighed him again this morning and he was 71 grams. This was in the morning before the soak, before him eating and he did poop yesterday as well. Could him be weighed on an empty stomach make that much of a difference/
I am worried he is the same weight he was when we picked him up but I also think it might be the time in the day when I weighed him.
He eats daily, moves a lot, has 20 minutes daily soaks and he doesn't present any sign of being sick - at least I don't think so!
Can you please tell me if that is something to be worried about? Is this a normal weight for this age?
Thank you!
I have an adorable 6.5 months old Sulcata tortoise.
We got him 6 weeks ago from a breeder.
I weigh him then and he was 71 grams, I weighed him 2 weeks later, he was 73 grams, then 75 grams, last week he was 78 grams (all of this was later in the day, after he ate) and I weighed him again this morning and he was 71 grams. This was in the morning before the soak, before him eating and he did poop yesterday as well. Could him be weighed on an empty stomach make that much of a difference/
I am worried he is the same weight he was when we picked him up but I also think it might be the time in the day when I weighed him.
He eats daily, moves a lot, has 20 minutes daily soaks and he doesn't present any sign of being sick - at least I don't think so!
Can you please tell me if that is something to be worried about? Is this a normal weight for this age?
Thank you!